The Bioarchaeology of Dissection and Autopsy in the United States

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: C. Nystrom, Kenneth. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Bioarchaeology and Social Theory
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319268361
• Physical Description: XIX, 346 p. 99 illus., 66 illus. in color. online resource.
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Encountering evidence of postmortem examinations - dissection or autopsy- in historic skeletal collections is relatively rare, but recently there has been an increase in the number of reported instances. The Bioarchaeology of Dissection and Autopsy brings together in a single volume the skeletal evidence of postmortem examination in the United States. Ranging from the early colonial period to the early 1900's, from a coffeehouse at Colonial Williamsburg to a Quaker burial vault in lower Manhattan, the contributions to this volume demonstrate the interpretive significance of a historically and theoretically contextualized bioarchaeology. The authors employ a wide range of perspectives, demonstrating how bioarchaeological evidence can be used to address a wide range of themes including social identity and marginalization, racialization, the nature of the body and fragmentation, and the emergence of medical practice and authority in the United States.